Plattsburgh Mayor Colin Read announced Saturday the city has created a COVID-19 Public Safety Response Team.The 100-person force will work to increase safety during the COVID-19 pandemic.This includes working to enhance the security of buildings housing elderly and health-compromised residents; assisting in improving standards of sanitation and decontamination; educating residents, enforcing Governor Cuomo's orders for social distancing, inspecting essential businesses, and maintaining the operation of a second ambulance in the city.

PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. —

Plattsburgh Mayor Colin Read announced Saturday the city has created a COVID-19 Public Safety Response Team.

The 100-person force will work to increase safety during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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This includes working to enhance the security of buildings housing elderly and health-compromised residents; assisting in improving standards of sanitation and decontamination; educating residents, enforcing Governor Cuomo's orders for social distancing, inspecting essential businesses, and maintaining the operation of a second ambulance in the city.